FACULTY EXPERTISE GUIDE

STROME COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

CONTENTS

4 ACCOUNTING

6 BUSINESS ANALYTICS

7 ECONOMICS

11 ENTREPRENEURSHIP

12 FINANCE

15 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

17 MANAGEMENT

19 MARITIME, SUPPLY CHAIN, LOGISTICS

21 MARKETING

23 REAL ESTATE/ ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

24 URBAN STUDIES AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

USING THE EXPERTISE GUIDE

The immense and diverse expertise of Strome College

of Business faculty is one of our greatest resources. The faculty’s work impacts business, industry, nonprofits and the government regionally, nationally and globally.

This guide presents our faculty members by academic discipline; however, it is important to remember that much of their expertise is crossdisciplinary. The listing is not all-inclusive, but suggests the scope of knowledge and skill resources that Strome College offers to private, public and nonprofit organizations. A profile summarizes each scholar’s areas of expertise and background/education, including example projects if appropriate.

We hope you will find this guide helpful and that you will call on the Strome College of Business for consultation and collaboration.

Vinod Agarwal, PhDInterim Dean and Director of the Economic Forecasting Project

To reach an SCB faculty expert, please contact:

Dr. Kiran KarandeAssociate Dean for External Affairs

Email: stromexpert@odu.edu Phone: 757-683-5397

The Regional Studies Institute publishes the State of the Region Report that provides rigorous analysis of current economic, social and cultural issues in the

Hampton Roads region to assist regional businesses and government in making informed decisions. The Economic Forecasting Project is a team of renowned economists who produce annual and quarterly forecasts for regional economic variables, along with an annual national forecast. In addition, the project analyzes economic data across a number of measures of economic activity within the region, state and nation. The E.V. Williams Center for Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) provides information and resources for the Hampton Roads real estate and economic development communities in their quest to improve the regional economy through job creation and investment. The Old Dominion University Economics Club of Hampton Roads organizes several luncheon programs featuring top speakers on economic and business issues, emphasizing those issues that more directly impact the Hampton Roads economy. Additionally, the club sponsors the annual Economic Outlook Conference, featuring

forecasts for the global, national and Hampton Roads economies, and the Annual Economic Impact Award, to recognize outstanding practitioners of sound economic and financial policy. The Maritime, Ports & Logistics Institute engages in building mutually supportive linkages locally, regionally, nationally and internationally, and in supporting the economic growth and international competitiveness of greater Hampton Roads and the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Insurance and Financial Services Center provides opportunities for increased interaction between industry professionals and students preparing for careers in insurance, risk management, and financial services; it also offers non-degree educational programs. Through credit classes, workshops and consultations, the Center for Economic Education strives to enhance the level of economic awareness and financial literacy throughout all of southeastern Virginia. The Emergent Risk Initiative (ERI) prepares future researchers, educators, practitioners and entrepreneurs for the challenges of managing risks in the ever-changing global environment through research, education and outreach.

Strome CollegeCenters and Institutes STROME COLLEGE OF BUSINESS is home to numerous

centers and institutes that strive to forge strong partnerships for the

benefit and growth of the Hampton Roads area and beyond. For

additional information or to investigate collaboration opportunities,

please contact stromexpert@odu.edu or call 757-683-5397.

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Nana AmoahAssociate Professor of Accounting

EXPERTISE: corporate codes of ethics, valuation, working capital management, budgeting, product and service costing and pricing, profitability analysis, financial projections, performance evaluation and risk management

BACKGROUND: Certified Management Accountant (CMA); research focus on fraud deterrence, earnings management, restatements, securities litigation, internal controls, corporate governance and executive compensation; PhD, Morgan State University.

Laurie HenryAssociate Professor of Accounting; University Professor

EXPERTISE: governmental accounting

BACKGROUND: Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Virginia and Maryland; Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM); 12 years of experience as an auditor and revenue administrator with the State of Maryland Income Tax Division and a financial accountant with a large printing corporation; PhD, University of Mississippi.

Randall SpurrierSenior Lecturer of Accounting;Advisor, Beta Alpha Psi

EXPERTISE: transitioning to international accounting standards, business financial and accounting practices

BACKGROUND: Certified Public Accountant (CPA); industry experience as senior manager with a public accounting firm; controller for several area businesses; active member of Virginia Society of CPAs and Tidewater chapter president; named a Super CPA in the Educator category (Inside Business); MBA, University of Hawaii.

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Douglas ZiegenfussProfessor and Department Chair, Accounting

EXPERTISE: fraud investigation, forensic accounting, professional accounting ethics

BACKGROUND: expert witness (fraud investigations); conducted training globally in professional accounting ethics, fraud examination, and managing small internal audit departments; author/co-author of three books and 25 articles on audit and forensic accounting; served for 22 years as coordinator of the Virginia Society of CPAs annual Williamsburg Fraud Conference, recognized as one of the top regional conferences for CFE’s and forensic accountants; recognized several times as a Super CPA in the Educator category (Inside Business); 2013 ACFE Educator of the Year; professional licenses and certifications including: CPA, CMA, CIA, CGFM, CFE, CrFa, CISA and CFF; PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University.

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BUSINESS ANALYTICS

Kelly AlveyLecturer of Business Analytics

EXPERTISE: advanced use of spreadsheet tools and third party add-ins, including spreadsheet modeling and data analysis involving statistical methods and pivot tables

BACKGROUND: extensive experience in utilizing Microsoft Excel for optimization models including linear and non-linear programming and artificial intelligence algorithms in the areas of finance, marketing and logistics; MS, Indiana University.

Dean ChatfieldAssociate Professor of Business Analytics

EXPERTISE: supply chain modeling and analysis; simulation modeling, decision support systems, business application of modeling and analytics

BACKGROUND: focuses on the intersection of modeling, computing and business decision making; significant work on quantitative modeling and analytics to support supply chain decision making; corporate experience (Xerox Corp.) in artificial intelligence, market research, finance and information systems; PhD, Pennsylvania State University.

Weiyong ZhangAssistant Professor of Business Analytics and Operations Management

EXPERTISE: process improvement, including Total Quality Management, Lean and Six Sigma; application of data analytics to help companies identify trends or pinpoint root causes of problems; market entry; acquisition of capital; mergers and acquisitions

BACKGROUND: strong connections with Chinese firms, investors and private equity fund managers; PhD, University of Minnesota.

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Christopher ColburnAssociate Professor and Department Chair, Economics

EXPERTISE: local public finance, health care policy, income redistribution policy, economic damage estimation, cost/benefit analysis

BACKGROUND: economic impact analyses for several local governments and nonprofits; advisor regarding the impact of state and federal law changes on local governments; research on income redistribution policy, education policy and health care policy; board member, Virginia Council of Economic Education and Urban League of Hampton Roads; PhD, Texas A&M University.

Larry “Chip” FilerAssociate Professor of Economics and Associate, Economic Forecasting Project

EXPERTISE: macroeconomic policy, Federal Reserve policy, bankruptcy, forecasting, new venture finance

BACKGROUND: national economy forecaster for the ODU Economic Forecasting Project; economic consultant to both firms and governments in the following areas: economic impact analysis of rezoning, taxation, transportation issues, economic development and private placement offerings for startups; board member, Hampton Roads Global Commerce Council; PhD, University of Kentucky.

ECONOMICS

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ECONOMICS

James V. KochBoard of Visitors Professor of Economics and President Emeritus, Old Dominion University

EXPERTISE: microeconomics, business behavior, human capital, higher education leadership

BACKGROUND: produces the widely-cited State of the Region Report for the Hampton Roads, Va., metropolitan area (population 1.7 million) that analyzes and assesses the region’s economic, political and social conditions; author of 11 books and 100 research articles on applied microeconomics topics including the economics of intercollegiate athletics, discrimination and affirmative action, and education; research examining the risk-taking behavior of corporate CEOs (funded by the Kauffman Foundation); consultant or expert witness for over 75 legal firms, corporations and universities; named one of the 100 most effective college presidents in the United States. His newest book, “The Caterpillar Way” (McGraw-Hill, October 2013, with co-author Craig T. Bouchard) focuses on how Caterpillar Inc., the leading heavy equipment producer in the world, has achieved great success even while many similarly situated manufacturing firms have stagnated or failed; PhD, Northwestern University.

Timothy KomarekAssistant Professor of Economics and Associate, Economic Forecasting Project

EXPERTISE: urban and regional economics, energy policy and development, economic impact, forecasting, applied statistical analysis

BACKGROUND: regional economic forecaster for the Old Dominion University Economic Forecasting Project; impact studies on economic development and attitudes toward entrepreneurship; PhD, Michigan State University.

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David SeloverAssociate Professor of Economics and Graduate Program Director; Master of Arts in Economics

EXPERTISE: econometrics and forecasting, applied statistical analysis, macroeconomics, international economics, the economy of China

BACKGROUND: previously worked for Regional Economic Research (consulting) in San Diego, forecasting, and benefit-cost analysis; published research on the economies of China, Japan and Southeast Asia, the interdependence among Latin American economies, and the economic effects of El Niño; led ODU students on study abroad classes to China and Korea for 12 years; language skills in Spanish, Japanese and Chinese; PhD, University of California at San Diego.

Wayne K. TalleyFrederick W. Beazley Professor of Economics; Professor of Maritime & Supply Chain Management; Eminent Scholar; and Executive Director, International Maritime, Ports and Logistics Management Institute

EXPERTISE: transportation, port and maritime economics

BACKGROUND: 2014 president of the Transportation and Public Utilities Group (TPUG) of the American Econom-ic Association/Allied Social Science Associations; conference chair, 2014 Annual Conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists; 2013 Distin-guished Transportation Researcher Award, U.S. Transportation Research Forum; honorary professorships to National Chiao Tung University (Taiwan), City Univer-sity (London) and Shanghai Maritime University (China); numerous contributions to port and maritime economics via refereed articles, books and editorships; PhD, University of Kentucky.

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ECONOMICS

Gary WagnerProfessor of Economics and Associate Director, Economic Forecasting Project

EXPERTISE: public finance, regional economics, tax and expenditure policy

BACKGROUND: studies state and local government tax structures, rainy day funds, borrowing costs, and pension systems; active participant in the Survey of Professional Forecasters sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia; interviewed regularly by national media outlets including Bloomberg News, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Boston Globe, CBS News, Fox News, and Fox Business; author or co-author of more than 40 articles and reports; more than 40 presentations at professional conferences; former member of the Arkansas Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors; PhD, West Virginia University.

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP

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Stephen LanivichAssistant Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship

EXPERTISE: entrepreneurship; business start-up processes; venture creation and innovation

BACKGROUND: research examining how entrepreneurs gather and develop resources during their start-up processes; successfully started and managed three entrepreneurial ventures; featured in Frontiers of Entrepreneurship; PhD, Florida State University

Jim LantInstructor of Management and Interim Executive Director, Strome Entrepreneurial Center

EXPERTISE: management of functional areas including finance, marketing, sales, strategic planning, information technology, merchandising planning and analysis, customer service, call centers, quality control/assurance, distribution centers, and supply chain

BACKGROUND: over 30 years experience in the private sector in enterprises ranging from small, family-owned business with sales in six figures to public companies of $11 billion-plus; conceived, initiated and ran several new channels and sales media, including a chain of outlet stores; qualified facilitator for several organizational development and customer service programs; principal of Turtle Bay Management Co. Inc., management consultants serving both private and public sectors, including startup entrepreneurs and venture capitalists; MPA and MBA, Old Dominion University.

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Andrew CohenManager, Presenter and Instructor, Gregory A. Lumsden Trading Room and Research Lab

EXPERTISE: stock valuation, trading, investing, idea generation and portfolio creation by leveraging the power of Bloomberg terminals

BACKGROUND: extensive Wall Street background as a manager, market maker and trader at Goldman Sachs & Co. and Madoff Investment Securities; Bloomberg-certified in all segments; numerous public presentations including CNBC’s “Power Lunch”; MBA, New York University Stern School of Business.

John DoukasWilliam B. Spong Jr. Chair and Professor of Finance and Eminent Scholar

EXPERTISE: corporate finance, asset pricing, the role of information in capital markets, international financial management, foreign investments and foreign exchange markets

BACKGROUND: author of over 100 scientific academic articles on a wide range of finance and business-related issues; widely cited in academic journals and popular textbooks for undergraduates and/or MBA students; Honorary Finance Research Associate at the Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK; recipient of the Graham & Dodd Award 2004 as co-author of “Divergent Opinions and the Performance of Value Stocks” ; founding and managing editor of European Financial Management (EFM), the leading scientific journal in European finance; founder of the European Financial Management Association (EFMA); founding organizer of the Annual EFM Merton H. Miller Doctoral Seminar; editor of European Finance Abstracts Journal; member, editorial board of the Journal of International Business Studies; PhD, Stern School of Business, New York University.

FINANCE

Dennis HarveyInstructor of Finance (Insurance and Financial Services)

EXPERTISE: property and casualty insurance, health and life insurance, financial planning

BACKGROUND: industry experience as manager, Allstate Insurance Group; vice president, The Garlington Group (insurance and retirement programs for large firms); resident manager, Liberty Mutual Group; MS, MBA, Fry University.

Michael McShaneAssociate Professor of Finance (Insurance and Financial Services)

EXPERTISE: enterprise risk management and flood insur-ance; climate change/sea level rise

BACKGROUND: co-founder of the Emergent Risk Ini-tiative, based at Old Dominion University, creating the next generation body of knowledge in risk management to guide for current and future systems and organizations characterized by uncertainty, emergence, complexity and interdependence; active in the Climate Change Sea Level Rise Initiative; founding member of the Mitigation and Research Adaptation Institute ; active in the ODU Insurance and Financial Services Center; Phd, University of Mississippi.

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Mohammad NajandProfessor and Department Chair, Finance and Advisor, Student Managed Investment Fund

EXPERTISE: behavior of security prices, investment strat-egies, macroeconomic factors and their effect on financial markets, international capital markets

BACKGROUND: research investigating volatility of spot and futures markets; tests of asset pricing models; trade-off of risk and return in financial markets; member, Old Dominion University Economic Forecasting Project; PhD, Syracuse University.

Bruce L. RubinAssociate Professor of Finance and Executive Director, Economics Club of Hampton Roads

EXPERTISE: issues related to lifetime investment asset al-locations, mutual fund performance and choices, valuation of personal loss due to injury and wrongful death

BACKGROUND: executive director of the Strome College of Business Insurance and Financial Services Center; prior service as interim dean of the college, director of the MBA Program, and chair of the Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate; re-search in forensic economics, corporate finance and investments; guest lecturer for executive development programs in the United States and South America; PhD, Case Western Reserve University.

Michael ZugelderProfessor of Business Law

EXPERTISE: employment and civil rights, Internet, copyright and entertainment law

BACKGROUND: practicing attorney for 30 years representing the largest copyright society as statewide counsel in Virginia’s federal courts; legal counsel to numerous public and private organizations in Hampton Roads; JD, University of Toledo College of Law.

FINANCE

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Larissa BulyshevaInstructor of Information Technology

EXPERTISE: information technology for business applications, enterprise information systems, business intelligence, databases, software engineering, business process modeling

BACKGROUND: Honorable Visiting Professor, School of Economics and Management, Hebei University of Science and Technology; PhD, Institute of Informatics Systems.

Lan CaoAssociate Professor of Information Technology

EXPERTISE: software engineering, agile software devel-opment, IT project management, IT governance, cultural influences on the information technology industry

BACKGROUND: research and field studies; published in in-formation systems journals; contributor to industry-related publications on several current topics, including “green” information technology and agile methods; PhD, Georgia State University.

Jimmie CarrawaySenior Lecturer of Information Technology

EXPERTISE: project management, systems analysis, system design, training and development to achieve organizational transformation through business process redesign and automation

BACKGROUND: consulting in information system project management and the technical areas of software development, network design and implementation, and database design and implementation; MBA, Old Dominion University.

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Russell HainesAssociate Professor of Information Technology

EXPERTISE: use of social media and communication tools to improve collaboration in virtual teams, designing information technology and training users to improve inventory management and supply chain decision making, appropriate use of technology to facilitate ethical decision making and reduce workplace stress

BACKGROUND: leveraging experience with computer-supported experimentation to study group interaction, group behavior and other phenomena involving multiple participating individuals; substantial experience in the design and implementation of networks, applications architecture, web architecture, and security architecture; PhD, University of Houston.

Wu HeAssistant Professor of Information Technology

EXPERTISE: Web development, Web-based system development, data mining, information security, knowledge management, e-learning

BACKGROUND: researcher and developer of a large-scale Web-based technology integration library project funded ($1.4 million) by U.S. Department of Education; principal investigator on National Science Foundation- funded study of cyber security in the workplace; design and development of information systems and e-learning environments; PhD, University of Toledo.

Li XuProfessor of Information Technology and Eminent Scholar

EXPERTISE: enterprise information systems, enterprise integration, business intelligence, database, data warehousing, data mining, intelligent systems

BACKGROUND: co-principal investigator on National Science Foundation-funded study of cyber security in the workplace; design and development of information systems and e-learning environments; PhD, Portland State University.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

M. Lance FrazierAssistant Professor of Management

EXPERTISE: employee empowerment, motivation, proactive work behaviors, trust, work climates

BACKGROUND: research investigating factors in the workplace that facilitate employee proactivity, how employers can encourage proactive behaviors, and motivation in the workplace; research examining the role of trust and fairness in developing effective work relationships; PhD, Oklahoma State University.

Rachel E. FriederAssistant Professor of Management

EXPERTISE: constructive and destructive forms of leadership and influence

BACKGROUND: research examining how supervisor-subordinate work relationship quality affects indicators of employee performance; the effects of employees’ organizational politics and perceptions on critical workplace outcomes; PhD, Florida State University.

William Q. JudgeE.V. Williams Chair of Strategic Leadership and Professor of Strategic Management

EXPERTISE: strategic leadership, executive leadership development, organizational innovation, corporate governance

BACKGROUND: working with firms to facilitate the strategy formation process, execute the strategy effectively, and become more innovative and capable of change; held a leadership role in the strategic planning department of a Fortune 250 firm; served on the board of directors of a $300 million nonprofit health system; PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

MANAGEMENT

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Ryan KlingerAssistant Professor of Management and Advisor, ODU Student Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management

EXPERTISE: employee recruitment and selection, employee engagement, leadership development, human resource management

BACKGROUND: industry experience in consulting/advising leadership development and employee engagement workshops; research focus on issues related to employee interviews, personality and intelligence testing, and use of social networking services in the hiring process; 2014 ODU MBA Professor of the Year; recipient of a Scholarly Achievement Award from the Academy of Management Human Resource division; PhD, University of Florida.

Shaomin LiProfessor of International Business and Eminent Scholar

EXPERTISE: international political economy, foreign investment, doing business in Asia, and the Chinese economy

BACKGROUND: published in the Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, The New York Times and The Economist; industry experience as director of AT&T EastGate Services and founding CEO of iEast.com Ltd. (Hong Kong); advisor/consultant to the United Nations, Fidelity Investments, and Johnson & Johnson; winner of the 2008 Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award; PhD, Princeton University.

Donald TompkinsAdjunct Associate Professor of Management

EXPERTISE: international organizational behavior

BACKGROUND: visiting professor at universities in China, Estonia, Japan, South Korea and Turkey; extensive research and publications in international organizational behavior; PhD, Ohio State University (industrial psychology).

David CookAssistant Professor of Maritime & Supply Chain Management

EXPERTISE: maritime and supply chain management, business analytics, strategic sourcing and purchasing, quality management, spreadsheet modeling

BACKGROUND: CompTIA A+ Certified and Network+ Certified; PhD, University of Kentucky.

Ling “Lynn” LiProfessor of Maritime & Supply Chain Management and E.V. Williams Faculty Research Fellow

EXPERTISE: supply chain management strategies, third-party logistics, innovation for competitive advantage, healthcare management and performance measurement, firm performance analysis

BACKGROUND: Association for Operations Management-certified fellow in production and inventory management; co-principal investigator on National Science Foundation-funded study of cyber security in the workplace; published research in healthcare patient record systems and hospital capacity management, supply chain and operations management; PhD, Ohio State University.

Erika MarsillacAssistant Professor of Maritime & Supply Chain Management

EXPERTISE: “green” supply chain management, sustainable manufacturing, reverse logistics, distribution center/warehousing, international partnerships

BACKGROUND: works with companies in a diverse set of industries to improve business performance by reducing waste, enhancing logistics functions, and guiding integrated supply chain partnerships to produce sustained fiscal benefits; PhD, University of Toledo.

MARITIME, SUPPLY CHAIN, LOGISTICS

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ManWo NgAssistant Professor of Maritime & Supply Chain Management

EXPERTISE: port operations, port performance evaluation, liner shipping operations, emergency and humanitarian logistics management, traffic monitoring, intelligent transportation systems, data analytics

BACKGROUND: projects for Virginia Department of Transportation, Virginia Department of Emergency Management, U.S. Department of Transportation; PhD, University of Texas at Austin.

MARKETING

Aaron D. ArndtAssociate Professor of Marketing

EXPERTISE: Personal selling and sales management, primarily in retail and frontline settings

BACKGROUND:consulting/advising for automobile dealerships, general retail, banking, mortgage lending, real estate sales; PhD, University of Oklahoma, (Marketing and Supply Chain Management.)

Michelle CarpenterInstructor of Marketing and Advisor, ODU Student Chapter of the American Marketing Association

EXPERTISE: public relations, social media strategies, website effectiveness

BACKGROUND: consulting/advising for nonprofit organizations, car dealerships, banks and other financial institutions, and health care; 15 years of industry experience in e-commerce and Internet marketing, including leading a statewide e-commerce conference; higher education public relations; MBA, Old Dominion University.

John B. FordProfessor of Marketing and International Business, Eminent Scholar, and Director, PhD in Business Administration Program

EXPERTISE: international advertising, consumer reaction to advertising exposure, cross-cultural marketing, nonprofit donor behavior

BACKGROUND: international seminars on global advertising strategy, cultural competency and charitable giving; Distinguished Fellow, Academy of Marketing Science; executive editor (North America), Journal of Advertising Research; numerous research awards; industry experience in management consulting on mergers and acquisitions, executive recruiting and international sales; PhD, University of Georgia.

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Myron GlassmanProfessor of Marketing

Mahesh GopinathAssociate Professor of Marketing

Yuping Liu-ThompkinsProfessor and Department Chair, Marketing and E.V. Williams Faculty Research Fellow

EXPERTISE: turning Internet data into managerial insights and actionable customer strategies; design and effectiveness of loyalty programs; Internet and social media marketing

BACKGROUND: collaborator with national and international companies on loyalty program design and management and on Internet marketing; extensive work with large consumer data sets; PhD, Rutgers University.

Chuanyi TangAssistant Professor of Marketing

EXPERTISE: customer relationship management and front-line employee management in retail and service industries; effectiveness and market impact of social media; marketing research; data and statistical analysis

BACKGROUND: collaborator with financial services companies and retailers on strategies to improve customer engagement and employee commitment; data analysis consultant for large-scale research projects; PhD, University of Arizona (retailing/social psychology).

EXPERTISE: consumer psychology, consumer emotions, quantitative methods for behavioral sciences

BACKGROUND: research focus on consequences of consumer emotion, acculturation and persuasion; demand estimation studies; PhD, University of Michigan.

EXPERTISE: sales, marketing research, market feasibility, deceptive advertising

BACKGROUND: corporate training; customer satisfaction surveys; expert witness for deceptive advertising/marketing, and trademark cases; PhD, University of Illinois (communications).

REAL ESTATE/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

John LombardDirector, E.V. Williams Center for Real Estate and Economic Development, and Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Urban Studies & Public Administration

EXPERTISE: business relocation and economic develop-ment incentives; Geographic Information Systems and spatial analyses; real estate

BACKGROUND: consultant for business location process by industry and function (headquarters, back office, research and development); developing models to forecast relocation cost impact and impact of short distance relocation on existing employee commute patterns; economic development incen-tive negotiator; studies of fiscal and economic impact of development projects in-cluding site and situation analyses; identification of community assets for economic development; spatial modeling of residential real estate sales; PhD, State University of New York (SUNY) Buffalo.

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Juita “Wie” YusufAssociate Professor of Urban Studies and Public Administration

EXPERTISE: entrepreneurial support and entrepreneurship policy; transportation finance, policy and planning; sea level rise

BACKGROUND: started and operated a nonprofit technology incubator; received funding from Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation for research on entrepreneurial startup assistance programs; conducted research at the Kentucky Transportation Center, funded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Federal Highway Administration and Kentucky Community Transportation Innovation Academy; published research on tolling, fuel tax, state infrastructure banks, management and accountability of state DOTs; research sea level rise policy, challenges to adaptation, and stakeholder engagement with Old Dominion University’s Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Initiative/Mitigation and Adaptation Research Institute; PhD, University of Kentucky.

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To reach an SCB faculty expert, please contact:Dr. Kiran Karande

Associate Dean for External Affairs

Email: stromexpert@odu.edu

Phone: 757-683-5397